$3.66DESIGNATEDAREASHIGHER©2023latimes.comMONDAY,JULY24,2023This“Barbie”justscoredthebiggestdomesticopen-ingweekendof2023.Markingahotpink,record-breakingbrightspotforafilmindustrystillrecov-eringfromtheCOVID-19pandemicandnowdis-ruptedbytwomassivestrikes,WarnerBros.Pic-tures’“Barbie”debutedinfirstplaceattheboxofficeovertheweekend,earning$155millionintheUnitedStatesandCanada.ThePG-13comedyeasilydefeatedUniversalPictures’“Oppenheimer,”whichde-butedinsecondplacewith$80.5million—animpres-sivenumberforanR-ratedmovie—accordingtostudioestimates.Inadditiontobeingthebiggestlaunchoftheyear—aheadof“TheSuperMarioBros.Movie”($146.4million)—GretaGerwig’s...